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June 1, 1937. H, E-ETT 2,082,005

VESSEL Filed July 17, 1933 Patented June 1, 1937 lienry Jenett, Oelanele tion of-Delaware Englewood, N. 1., usignor to rporaflon of Amerlca, a-corpora-' Application July '11, 193:, Serial No. scum z Glaiml. (01. 229-52) This invention relates to drinking cups and like vessels and relates more particularly to cups intended for temporary use and which are provided with means for the reception of a removable handle.

An object of my invention is to provide means on cups or other vessels for the temporary reception of a ball or handle. Other objects of this invention will appear from the following detailed description. Paper cups in the form of cones, frustrum cones and analogous shapes intended to be used but once are widely used. These cups 'are'usually provided with no handles and are therefore open to the objection that when containing very cold or hot liquids, they cause discomiiture to the hands when held. While cups provided with handles permanently attached thereto have been proposed in order to overcome this difflculty. such cups are open to the objection that they cannot be nested and therefore occupy a great amount of space when packed, transported or stored.

In accordance with my invention; I prepare cups or other vessels that are provided with means for the reception of a removable handle, ball or car. Since such handle is intended to be inserted in the cup only immediately prior to its use, the cups may be nested when shipped or stored and therefore a large number ofthem' may be packed so in a relatively small package.

The means for the reception of the handle may be in the form of recesses, passageways, slotsand the like formed on or in any suitable expedlents may be employed for providing such means. For instance, in "making the cup of paper or analogous material, the blank of which the cup is made may be made considerably longer than the circumference of the cup,

and this excess of material may be employed by 40 suitable scoring and folding to form the recess or passageway. Alternately the passageway may be formed of paper or other material which is not an integral part of the material of which the sides of the cup are made.

The cups or vessels may be made of suitable materials such as paper coated with waterproof material such as paramn wax or other waxes or materials imparting impermeability to the same. In a preferred form of my invention, however,

I employ paper or other material which is coated with a layer of a composition comprising a derivative of cellulose, such as cellulose nitrate, and

particularly organic derivatives of cellulose, such as cellulose acetate, cellulose formate, cellulose propionate and cellulose butyrate or other orthe side .of the cup. and

ganic esters cellulose and benzyl ethers.

ethyl phthalate,

of cellulose or methyl cellulose, ethyl cellulose and' other cellulose This coating will preferably contain plasticizers for the derivative of cellulose,

dibutyl phthalate, diethyl tar- Such'as ditrate, ethyl toluene sulfonamid, etc.v This coating may beaccomplished by brushing,:spraying or dipping the paper in a solution ofthe derivativeof cellulose and plasticizer in a volatile solvent such as acetone, methyl ene chloride and acetate or a mixture of methylethyl or. methyl alcohol.

Alternatively, foil, or sheet, or'a layer of powder comprising the derivative of cellulose and plas-' ticizer may be applied tothe paper by means of heat and pressure.

While the paper formed may be coated on of one side only, preferably interior of the cup,

from which the cups are both sides, the coating the side forming the is generally suilicieht. The

coating of the paper with a compositioncompris- 20 ing a derivative of cellulose presents, among others, the advantage that the coating acts as an adhesive upon the ap sure, with the result the blank, the contiguous by the mere application any extraneous adhesive.

without the use of Since the handle of any decorative effect,

lication of heat and presthat upon the assembly of edges may be joined of heat-and pressure is intended-to be used reformed of any desired ma The portions adapted to engage the passagewayin the cup are preferably thin and therefore are preferably made of metal, while the handle proper of or coated with compositionscomprising derivatives of cellulose and may be formed plasticizer having any desired color or decorative efiectltherein.

to the accompanying draw- 7 Reference is had inc. which shows by out any limitation of the one of themany forms of my way of illustration and withscope of this invention, invention, wherein Fig. 1 is a perspective view or a form of my invention,

- Fig. 2 Ba perspective view of the handle,

"Fig. 3 is a horizontal cross-section along the line 3-4 of F18. 1,

Fig. 4 is a plan view of and 9. blank from which the side and recess of the cups shown in Fig. 1 is made.

Referring to Figs. therein has its side 1, 3 and 4, the cup i0 shown It and passageway l2 formed of one piece, the blank thereof being shown in Fig. 4. The blank comprises the portion I! which is of a length of over twice the circumference of the cup to form sides of double thickness, Ila.

lib. Besides the po rtion IS, the blank comprises a remaining portion which is scored and folded at the dotted lines I to form the ay ii in the cup It upon assembly.

The lower edges of the way I! are cutpackage, and a handle I is temporarily attached by sliding the members 4 thereof through the bottom of the passageway ii. the rim it of the cup acting as a stop. After the cup has been used,thehandlelisremovedandisready for reuse.

It is to be understood that the foregoing detailed description is given merely by way of illustration and that many variations may be made therein without departing from the-spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A cup or vessel adapted to contain a liquid and having a side formed of a single sheet of material, a portion of said sheet being folded 1 upon itself to form a eway for. the reception of a separable handle.

2. A cup or vessel adapted to contain a liquid and having a side formed of a single sheet of paper, a portion of said sheet being folded upon itself to form a eway'for the reception of a separable handle.

HENRY JENE'I'I. 

